The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 1972
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
9:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.71° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.14° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.